fată
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin fēta (“woman who has just given birth”), substantivization of the adjective fētus. Compare Aromanian featã.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfa.tə]
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Noun
fată f (plural fete)
- girl
- Ce face fata asta?
- What is that girl doing?
- Acele fete vorbesc germană.
- Those girls speak German.
- daughter
- Synonym: fiică
- E fata mea.
- She's my daughter.
- Avem două fete.
- We have two daughters.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | fată | fata | fete | fetele | |
| genitive-dative | fete | fetei | fete | fetelor | |
| vocative | fată, fato | fetelor | |||
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- fată in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)